Postcode · Tamworth
Crime in B78 3JS
How much crime is recorded in B78 3JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kettlebrook
- Council
- Tamworth
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,544 (2024)
B78 3JSTamworth
How safe is B78 3JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B78 3JS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B78 3JSNational
Shoplifting38.78.4
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Public order9.14.6
Burglary6.79.1
Other theft6.44.5
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Robbery3.11.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.